DaveJL Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Hello all, Here is my entry for this GB (another may follow, I'll see how I get on ) - Great Wall Hobby's 1/48 F-15E, which will be marked as 00-3003 of the 494th Fighter Squadron 'Panthers' during their Operation 'Inherent Resolve' deployment in 2018. Kit: Lots of plastic in there! Extras: I'll be using a Quinta cockpit set, BAM update set, Pavla seats, Caracal decals, KA models exhausts, resin FOD inserts and a New Ware mask set. One thing I find odd is that GWH do not provide you with a centre line pylon, but luckily @redcap sorted me out a while ago with a spare and some GBU-38s. I've studied quite a few images of F-15E OIR deployments and have decided to load this one with 2x AIM-120, 1x AIM-9x, 1x AIM-9M, 6x GBU-38 and 4x GBU-39 Small Diameter bombs along with 2x fuel tanks. Scheme: Real thing post deployment: https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9203130 Essential reference: Some good shots of a 494th jet: The 492nd make a better video though Cheers Dave 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfa1983 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Welcome aboard Dave … This is an impressive model and goodies. Looking forward to the build and finished project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) Looks great - was tempted by the GWH kit but have an Academy on the shelf so couldn't really justify it!....But I may still! I build '00-3003' for the last STGB but as per 2006...those Caracal decals are hard to get now! Will watch along. Edited July 19, 2022 by Tim Moff 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Unbelievable Dave...you're all over the place 😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 Thanks all! @Tim Moff that's a nice build there! I've had the Caracal sheet for a couple of years now I think, bought it when it was just released. I know Two Bobs also have a similar sheet in production. @coneheadff I do try 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Hey Dave 21 hours ago, coneheadff said: Unbelievable Dave...you're all over the place 😂😂 I agree. You‘re a machine. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 Got your build here locked on my radar 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 On 7/20/2022 at 1:08 PM, Sam said: Hey Dave I agree. You‘re a machine. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 Got your build here locked on my radar 😎 Thanks Sam! Was doing a little more research and found the below image from the 494th's 2021 deployment: 3x GBU-38 on the port CFT, 4x SDB on the centre and 1x GBU-31 on the starboard CFT. Think I'll go for that as a load out! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, DaveJL said: 3x GBU-38 on the port CFT, 4x SDB on the centre and 1x GBU-31 on the starboard CFT. Think I'll go for that as a load out! Great choice, you can't beat an asymmetric loadout on an Eagle. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 look at all that lovely AM!!!!! 🥰 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 7:58 PM, FortyEighter said: Great choice, you can't beat an asymmetric loadout on an Eagle. Mike I hadn't seen much of the GBU-31/38/39 combo so I'm sold! On 7/21/2022 at 11:46 PM, trickyrich said: look at all that lovely AM!!!!! 🥰 I knew you would approve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Mike Sierra Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 18/07/2022 at 19:39, DaveJL said: Extras: Hmmm, value of extras seems to equal value of the kit - in terms of costs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 10 minutes ago, Sierra Mike Sierra said: Hmmm, value of extras seems to equal value of the kit - in terms of costs Is that frowned upon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Mike Sierra Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 1 hour ago, DaveJL said: Is that frowned upon? No, not at all. I just felt tempted to drop that remark, given that the GWH kit is a rather expensive one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 26 minutes ago, Sierra Mike Sierra said: No, not at all. I just felt tempted to drop that remark, given that the GWH kit is a rather expensive one. I have 5 that I got for less than £70 each so I'm happy to add a few bits and pieces to the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Mike Sierra Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 42 minutes ago, DaveJL said: less than £70 each Lucky you, I got just 1 for about £87 plus shipping. Bought mine at the wrong time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Sierra Mike Sierra said: Lucky you, I got just 1 for about £87 plus shipping. Bought mine at the wrong time... That's definitely inflation 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 Made a brief start on this, just to remind myself that I need to get a move on! All the ordnance was built up: The GBU-31 is from a Tamiya F-14, the GBU-38s and AIM-120s are from an Academy F-15, the AIM-9M is from a Tamiya F-16 and the -9x is from Hasegawa Weapons set E. The GBU-39s from the kit are nicely detailed and fit well; the same can't be said for the pods and fuel tanks which are a bit 'meh'. A seam line to sort on the fuel tanks of course 😠. Bane of my (modelling) life!! Not much but at least it's off the line. Will try and get a little more done alongside the F-5 that is on the bench. More soon and stay safe Dave 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 11:57 PM, Sierra Mike Sierra said: Lucky you, I got just 1 for about £87 plus shipping. Bought mine at the wrong time... £87 for an 1/48 kit, that's nothing. I have spent £60 for a set of decals' sheet! Irrespective of the price range - which by the way, shouldn't be so high but, that's another story - and the fact that I like the GWH kit, I still prefer my Hasegawa and Revell Eagles. Nice kits, overall accurate and with adequate ordnance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Shalako said: £87 for an 1/48 kit, that's nothing. I have spent £60 for a set of decals' sheet! Irrespective of the price range - which by the way, shouldn't be so high but, that's another story - and the fact that I like the GWH kit, I still prefer my Hasegawa and Revell Eagles. Nice kits, overall accurate and with adequate ordnance. The Revell Strike Eagles are very nice indeed, built a few over the years. They just need a bit of work to bring them up to modern spec. I hope the GWH kit builds well, the details are very nice from what I've seen so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 4 hours ago, Shalako said: £87 for an 1/48 kit, that's nothing. I have spent £60 for a set of decals' sheet! Not to be obnoxious but was it printed using gold leaf ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 7 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Not to be obnoxious but was it printed using gold leaf ? No worries mate! It was this sheet: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/fightertown-decals-48051-desert-bogeys-f-18a-b-f-5e-f-vfc-13-vfa-127--239876 It was an American seller on eBay. I paid the dude, and then he played the French "je ne sais quoi" and didn't reply to my emails, so I asked eBay to refund me, which they did. After a couple of weeks and while discussing the specific sheet with a fellow scale modeller from arc forums, he told me he got the sheet and that he could give it to me free of charge!!!!! He only kept the decals for the Mig-28, which I didn't want anyway! Talking about being lucky! Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 That was quite an expensive decal sheet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ballman Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 A lot of plastic here, haven't seen the GWH F-15E in person yet. Actually, getting the ordnance figured out early helps save time in the long run. I will be following this. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, DaveJL said: That was quite an expensive decal sheet! Yeap! But eventually I got it for free Dave. Now, I'm in the process of building the two-seat Legacy Hornet from VFC-13. Not an easy task because the more you research a subject and particularly the FS colours, the more you get confused. I used to follow a method called "triangulation" to confirm for instance an information or detail, but now due to lack of free time I tend to build kits without any prior research. Edited August 21, 2022 by Shalako Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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